1949–50 Challenge Cup

The 1949–50 Challenge Cup was the 49th staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.

First round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two04 FebBarrow 5 Hull FC 1004 FebBatley 10 Castleford 904 FebBelle Vue Rangers 20 Whitehaven 204 FebBroughton Moor 5 Wakefield Trinity 2804 FebCardiff 10 Salford 1504 FebFeatherstone Rovers 19 Bramley 204 FebHuddersfield 6 Dewsbury 904 FebHull Kingston Rovers 2 Warrington 1204 FebLeeds 14 Leigh 704 FebOldham 5 Bradford Northern 1604 FebSt Helens 10 Halifax 604 FebSwinton 24 Liverpool 1004 FebWidnes 15 Rochdale Hornets 204 FebWorkington Town 0 Keighley 504 FebBoys Club 7 Hunslet 4504 FebYork 2 Wigan 3811 FebBradford Northern 6 Oldham 811 FebBramley 5 Featherstone Rovers 211 FebCastleford 6 Batley 611 FebDewsbury 4 Huddersfield 211 FebHalifax 2 St Helens 011 FebHull FC 0 Barrow 1111 FebHunslet 18 Boys Club 911 FebKeighley 4 Workington Town 311 FebLeigh 7 Leeds 211 FebLiverpool 9 Swinton 2511 FebRochdale Hornets 0 Widnes 2711 FebSalford 20 Cardiff 511 FebWakefield Trinity 73 Broughton Moor 311 FebWarrington 24 Hull Kingston Rovers 411 FebWhitehaven 12 Belle Vue Rangers 011 FebWigan 65 York 15

Second round Date Team one Score one Team two Score two25 FebBarrow 6 Featherstone Rovers 225 FebBelle Vue Rangers 6 Hunslet 1725 FebLeeds 7 Wigan 225 FebSalford 2 St Helens 925 FebWarrington 17 Swinton 202 MarBatley 4 Widnes 1206 MarBradford Northern 13 Keighley 206 MarWakefield Trinity 2 Dewsbury 208 MarDewsbury 10 Wakefield Trinity 15

Quarterfinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two11 MarLeeds 14 Wakefield Trinity 811 MarSt Helens 0 Bradford Northern 011 MarWarrington 21 Hunslet 711 MarWidnes 12 Barrow 715 MarBradford Northern 11 St Helens 0

Semifinals Date Team one Score one Team two Score two01 AprWarrington 16Leeds 401 AprWidnes 8 Bradford Northern 0

Final Warrington beat Widnes 19–0 in the final played at Wembley in front of a crowd of 94,249. This was Warrington's third Cup final win in nine Final appearances. In the match Albert Naughton, at for Warrington opposed his older brother Johnny, who was in the Widnes second row. This was the second successive Final that the losing side had failed to score. The Warrington Gerry Helme won the Lance Todd Trophy for man-of-the-match.

1 Les 'Cowboy' Jones2 Brian Bevan3 Ron Ryder4 Albert Naughton 5 Albert E. Johnson6 Bryn Knowelden7 Gerry Helme8 William "Billy" Derbyshire9 Harold H. 'Ike' Fishwick10 Ron Fisher11 Harry Bath (c)12 Gerry Lowe13 Harold PalinCoach: Chris Brockbank 1 Frank Bradley2 John Parkes3 Colin Hutton4 Tommy Sale (c)5 xAustin 'Gus' Malone6 Jackie Fleming7 Harry 'Tich' Anderson8 Charlie Reynolds9 Johnny Naughton10 Fred Leigh11 Charlie Wilcox12 Robert Band13 Ron RowbottomCoach:

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